Callum Osmand is on West Ham’s radar ahead of the summer, according to a report.
The 20-year-old certainly had an eventful debut season in Glasgow, marked by remarkably contrasting highs and lows.
Frozen out of the first team initially by Brendan Rodgers, Osmand was given an opportunity by Martin O’Neill, scoring his first senior goal at the perfect time against Rangers at Hampden.
Less than a week later, he sustained a serious hamstring injury that threatened to end his season… but the best was yet
to come, as he marked his return by scoring the goal that won Celtic the league on the final day.
What would your plan be for Callum Osmand next season?
Callum Osmand on West Ham ‘radar’ for summer
According to ExWHUEmployee, an ex-West Ham social media insider who now operates on the West Ham Way Patreon, Osmand is on the Hammers’ radar ahead of the summer.
The London club also held interest in Osmand while he was at Fulham.
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The news is interesting given that, despite his seismic impact, Osmand only played 125 senior minutes this season.
He looks unlikely to generate any huge-money offers for now, and will be hoping to make an impact during pre-season in Glasgow, potentially under a new manager.
Asked about the Champions League next season last month, Osmand said of watching this season’s qualifier: “That would be unbelievable.
“I was on the bench for the two games at the start of this season, and it was tough watching, because I wanted to give something and I thought I could have helped the team.
“Hopefully we get it over the line this time and have Champions League football.”
On the impact of O’Neill’s backroom staff, Osmand continued: “They’re massive for the club and for us players.
“I think they’re the ones that we’ll go and talk to almost as much as Martin, that will go and help us with everything.
Would you have given Stephen Welsh another chance at Celtic?
“Shaun is fantastic, and I don’t think people really see how much he’s done for the club. He’s been one of the main guys to help us and get us to win the title.
“And Fozzy as well, it’s just been amazing. His player-to-player chats that he has are just fantastic. As soon as he came in, he had a meeting with me and said he believes in me — and that was just amazing.
“It was just me and him and he sort of just told me everything that I’d been missing from before. And it really helped me.
“The first day he came in, I’d never met him, and I had a one-to-one with him, and he was just fantastic. It really inspired me to go and give what I could.”
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